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have we turned the corner in the economy as president obama suggested earlier in the week? including as of yesterday his message? that is a topic for a full hour at 4:00 eastern time today. send your comments and questions to me on facebook or on my blog, cnn.com/fredericka. "your money" starts right now. >>> up ahead, the future of your money. in six months, a year, five years, what you can expect from the economy. why health care reform could force president obama to renege on one of the biggest promises of the campaign. in a rough-and-tumble job market, how to go from fired to hired. just like that. settle in. it's time to talk "your money." welcome to "your money," i'm ali velshi. the jobless rate improved for the first time in more than a year. the unemployment now stands at 9.4%, down from 9.5% in june. while the report was better than we expected, we are still losing jobs in this country, lots of jobs. 247,000 jobs were lost in july. that is the smallest job loss in a month since august of '08. 6.7 million people have been laid off since the beginning of this recessi
have we turned the corner in the economy as president obama suggested earlier in the week? including as of yesterday his message? that is a topic for a full hour at 4:00 eastern time today. send your comments and questions to me on facebook or on my blog, cnn.com/fredericka. "your money" starts right now. >>> up ahead, the future of your money. in six months, a year, five years, what you can expect from the economy. why health care reform could force president obama to renege...
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obama is campaigning in virginia and colorado earlier this week. romney, well, he's cancelled his debates in virginia and he's on a bus tour of ohio. so mitt romney has now an important endorsement out of iowa. the des moines register has chosen romney because they say it's all about the economy. it marks the first time in 40 years that the newspaper has backed a republican and the presidential general election. meanwhile, president obama has added the "new york times" to his endorsement column, the editorial page listed obama's achievement like saving the auto industry and health care reform as reasons for the endorsement. it he has not backed a republican since dwight eisenhower. >> ohio considered quite the price that could win either condition dat at the house. >> obama is scheduled to leave washington, he's not scheduled to leave washington today in fact he's staying close to the white house because of this storm. >> in newest poll in the state of ohio says mitt romney may have condition to be concerned. as we have said, it's a close rate ther
obama is campaigning in virginia and colorado earlier this week. romney, well, he's cancelled his debates in virginia and he's on a bus tour of ohio. so mitt romney has now an important endorsement out of iowa. the des moines register has chosen romney because they say it's all about the economy. it marks the first time in 40 years that the newspaper has backed a republican and the presidential general election. meanwhile, president obama has added the "new york times" to his...
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this week gingrich posted details of his plan on his website. some highlights of it. more high risk pools to cover people who are too sick to find insurance. also, change medicaid into a grant program. mostly run by states. give americans generous tax credits to purchase their own health coverage. now on to congressman ron paul of texas, as you know, he is actually a physician. he practices as an ob-gyn. he says the government should stay out of the health care business altogether. he says medicare and medicaid are unconstitutional. that led to a controversial moment at a cnn debate where paul was asked a hypothetical question. what if you have a 30-year-old man who doesn't buy insurance and then gets into a terrible accident? who should pay the hospital bill? paul says the 30-year-old should assume responsibility. take a listen. >> that's what freedom is all about. taking your own risk. this whole idea that you have to prepare and take care of everybody -- >> but congressman, are you saying that society should just let him die? >> no. i practice medicine before we ha
this week gingrich posted details of his plan on his website. some highlights of it. more high risk pools to cover people who are too sick to find insurance. also, change medicaid into a grant program. mostly run by states. give americans generous tax credits to purchase their own health coverage. now on to congressman ron paul of texas, as you know, he is actually a physician. he practices as an ob-gyn. he says the government should stay out of the health care business altogether. he says...
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community in the past week alone, one big banker was denied a million pound bonus. it was removed by public pressure and anger. a second banker was knighted by the queen. so what you are seeing is a real series of big blows. would you like to see that in america? do you think bankers are done away with it? >> i think many have gotten away with it but i think many executives on wall street have gotten away with it, as well. which is why the consumer financial protection bureau that president obama put into place. he went over the senate's head and did this. it is so important that they are in power now because the banks have to report to them. the banks have to be held responsible. people in high economic positions need to be held responsible. one of the best ways to do it is with the cfpb. >> at the moment many people think things are improving. they are saying the economy, it is slowly improving. do you agree with that? do you think america is coming out of the recession? >> no. i think people constantly get the economy and the stock market confused. when the stock
community in the past week alone, one big banker was denied a million pound bonus. it was removed by public pressure and anger. a second banker was knighted by the queen. so what you are seeing is a real series of big blows. would you like to see that in america? do you think bankers are done away with it? >> i think many have gotten away with it but i think many executives on wall street have gotten away with it, as well. which is why the consumer financial protection bureau that...
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. >>> president obama is renewing his call for congress to pass an immigration reform bill. he reached out to republican this is week saying a bipartisan solution is the only way forward. the president also criticized arizona's new immigration law and the state's governor pushed right back. >> it's not just that the law arizona passed is divisive. it has fanned the flames of an already-contentious debate. laws like arizona's put hiej pressures on local law enforcement tone force rules that are enenforceable. today we have more boots on the ground near the southwest border than at any time in our history. let me repeat that. we have more boots on the ground on the southwest border than at any time in our history. >> and i say, to the president of the united states, do your job! secure our borders. as for me, i'm not surrendering. i'll continue to do everything in my power to protect this state. no apologies, no quitting, no retreat. and i'll fell you something else. we're not going to pick up the tab either. >>> and straight ahead here on cnn, a look at the oil spill that you
. >>> president obama is renewing his call for congress to pass an immigration reform bill. he reached out to republican this is week saying a bipartisan solution is the only way forward. the president also criticized arizona's new immigration law and the state's governor pushed right back. >> it's not just that the law arizona passed is divisive. it has fanned the flames of an already-contentious debate. laws like arizona's put hiej pressures on local law enforcement tone force...
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i was just in ohio this week and i can tell you, looking at the polls, you thought obama's going to win it but if you talk to people on the ground, they say that's not the feeling we have here, especially the republicans. they're pretty confident they will have a big turnout coming from the evangelicals, for example. >> gloria, with unemployment numbers out today, obviously doesn't seem like the numbers have had much of an impact on the polls one way or another the past few months. is there any reason to think this month might be different so close to election day? >> no, i don't think it's really going to have any impact, because you can look into these numbers today and you can take out of it -- each side can take something out of it, a slight uptick in the unemployment rate. mitt romney can point to that and say you know what, things are not going in the right direction. the president can say there was more job creation than some anticipated, that this is a recovery, that is continuing, that it is not sporadic, that he has created five and a half million jobs. so you know the argumen
i was just in ohio this week and i can tell you, looking at the polls, you thought obama's going to win it but if you talk to people on the ground, they say that's not the feeling we have here, especially the republicans. they're pretty confident they will have a big turnout coming from the evangelicals, for example. >> gloria, with unemployment numbers out today, obviously doesn't seem like the numbers have had much of an impact on the polls one way or another the past few months. is...
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. >> president barack obama is expected to deliver a major speech on afghanistan next week. he's expected to announce a big troop increase. the commitment in afghanistan is not open ended. we have live in kabul. the afghan's must be watching the developments closely. what are they saying? >> reporter: well, the afghan people, right now, don't know what's going on. they know general stanley mcchrystal handed in an assessment in august. they are waiting to see what president barack obama's plan will be. whether the troop increases. we spoke to people in kabul today and they were skeptical about it all. this is a province where we have seen heavy fighting this summer when an influx of u.s. marines came in the country. they don't want extra troops. they are afraid it means more afghans will die. there are other afghans who say they need the power and the troops to help them build the country and they need to be used in a way to help them build the society and help them with the afghan government, a government they don't trust. >> is that the consensus among most afghans? they ar
. >> president barack obama is expected to deliver a major speech on afghanistan next week. he's expected to announce a big troop increase. the commitment in afghanistan is not open ended. we have live in kabul. the afghan's must be watching the developments closely. what are they saying? >> reporter: well, the afghan people, right now, don't know what's going on. they know general stanley mcchrystal handed in an assessment in august. they are waiting to see what president barack...
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quite interestingly in britain, the banking community in the last week alone. one big banker was denied a million pound bonus. 1.5 million pounds at least. it was removed by arng. secondly another famous bangb banker was united by the queen. they stripped him of his knight hood, normally reserved for spies. you are seeing a series of big blows to bankers in britain. would you like to see that in america? do you think the bankers have got away with it in many ways? >> many of them have gotten away with it, but many of the executives on wall street have gotten away with it as well. that's why the consumer financial protection bureau that president obama put into place, he went over and he did this because they didn't want to provide funding. it is so important that they are in power now because the banks have to report to them. the banks have to be held responsible. # responsible. one of the best ways to do it is with the csdc. >> in the moment lots of people are cueing up to say things are improving. the jobless figures are getting better. they are saying the ec
quite interestingly in britain, the banking community in the last week alone. one big banker was denied a million pound bonus. 1.5 million pounds at least. it was removed by arng. secondly another famous bangb banker was united by the queen. they stripped him of his knight hood, normally reserved for spies. you are seeing a series of big blows to bankers in britain. would you like to see that in america? do you think the bankers have got away with it in many ways? >> many of them have...
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president obama. been a fascinating week. i feel really energized the whole election battle. the appointment of paul ryan as the vp pick has certainly led to a surge of enter into interest from the media into what is now the real battle. it will all come down to what we had a debate about last time. the economy, the tax, and who you're going to trust with your money. how are you seeing things? now you've seen romney go for ryan with his well-known budget plan. how do you see this battleground now? >> well, clearly you help the vice president to help you get votes to get elected but i think it's in my opinion as a comedian, you know, and as a citizen i think that he picked paul ryan to say this is my philosophy and this guy will carry that forward. the same reason obama picked vice president biden. i still say the economy's math. it comes down to if you raise taxes, if you look at it, obama says he wants to keep the bush tax cuts the same for the middle class. it will be the same as it has been for the last four years. then he's going to raise taxes on people making $250,000 m
president obama. been a fascinating week. i feel really energized the whole election battle. the appointment of paul ryan as the vp pick has certainly led to a surge of enter into interest from the media into what is now the real battle. it will all come down to what we had a debate about last time. the economy, the tax, and who you're going to trust with your money. how are you seeing things? now you've seen romney go for ryan with his well-known budget plan. how do you see this battleground...
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that's because of obama care. you did that. you're the reason a woman in doral already working full-time during the day now can afford to go to school at night because she's got the financial aid that she needs. you did that. you're the reason there is a working family over in hollywood who was able to save their home from foreclosure and keep their piece of the american dream. you made that possible. you're the reason that a young immigrant who grew up here and went to school here and pledged allegiance to our flag will no longer be deported from the only country she's ever called home. you're the reason why we ended don't ask don't tell. >> president barack obama in kissimmee, florida now speaking to that state and hoping to win over some votes, win over some independents, and convincing people to come on his side. you did that. it's been a big, really talking point since the convention. the president used it in a speech and now is using it on the campaign trail. tonight at 10:00 i want to tell you i'm going to be joined by t
that's because of obama care. you did that. you're the reason a woman in doral already working full-time during the day now can afford to go to school at night because she's got the financial aid that she needs. you did that. you're the reason there is a working family over in hollywood who was able to save their home from foreclosure and keep their piece of the american dream. you made that possible. you're the reason that a young immigrant who grew up here and went to school here and pledged...
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. >> but president obama, laying out, again, criticism of the system that got americans into this mess, pretty strongly. quite interestingly in britain, two things have happened to the banking community in the last week alone. one big banker was denied a million-pound bonus, so $1.5 million, at least. it was removed by public pressure of anger. secondly, another famous banker was knighted by the queen, for services to banking. they stripped him of his knighthood, an almost unprecedented thing, normally reserved for spies. so what you're seeing is a series of big blows to bankers in britain. would you like to see that in america? do you think bankers have gotten away with it, in many ways? >> i think many of the bankers have gotten away with it, but i think that many of the executives on wall street have gotten away with it as well. which is why the consumer financial protection bureau that president obama put into place. he went over the senate's head and he did this. because they didn't want to provide funding. it is so important that they are in power now, because the banks have to r
. >> but president obama, laying out, again, criticism of the system that got americans into this mess, pretty strongly. quite interestingly in britain, two things have happened to the banking community in the last week alone. one big banker was denied a million-pound bonus, so $1.5 million, at least. it was removed by public pressure of anger. secondly, another famous banker was knighted by the queen, for services to banking. they stripped him of his knighthood, an almost unprecedented...
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. >> president obama promised to begin to slow the rise of the oceans, and heal the planet. >> former president bill clinton hit back at those comments this week. >> he ridiculed the president, ridiculed the president for his efforts to fight global warming and economically benphyllo phye ways. he said, oh, you're going to turn back the seas. and my part of america, we would like it if someone could have done that yesterday. >> bloomberg business week had its own not so subtle message to nay sayers featuring this cover story and in a surprise move michael bloomberg endorsed president obama thursday saying the president is a strong leader on global climate change. professor of geosciences at princeton university. he has been studying climate science for three decades now. good morning. thank you for being here. you live in lower manhattan. you saw the storm's devastation first hand. were you surprised by sandy's magnitude? >> well orve, of course, i was surprised. even though i do this kind of work professionally. sandy was not caused by global warming, but it was made worse. believe m
. >> president obama promised to begin to slow the rise of the oceans, and heal the planet. >> former president bill clinton hit back at those comments this week. >> he ridiculed the president, ridiculed the president for his efforts to fight global warming and economically benphyllo phye ways. he said, oh, you're going to turn back the seas. and my part of america, we would like it if someone could have done that yesterday. >> bloomberg business week had its own not so...
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don't worry t won't be the four, five-day storm system of last week. it is a typical winter system that may dump a bit of rain. heavier amounts to the north, raining all day in seattle, portland. and 46 in dallas. >>> president barack obama is in hawaii with his first family, his only family, right. anything but a smooth ride. >> the year is ending on a high note for this president. there was a lot of bumping along the way, from the political arena to the basketball court. >> maybe it was a met for, for the year. a simple basketball game ended with a fat lip and 12 stitches for the president. >> let me begin by pointing out, although washington is supposed to be a town of sharp elbows, it is getting carried away. he is reveling in wins, leaving friends predicting a comeback in 2011. >> he has that athletic ability to come back. yes, a rough year for him. he has bounced back l. >> reporter: in 2010, nothing came easy for the president, who started the year campaigning in massachusetts, to keep the seat from the late ted kennedy in his hands, only to see
don't worry t won't be the four, five-day storm system of last week. it is a typical winter system that may dump a bit of rain. heavier amounts to the north, raining all day in seattle, portland. and 46 in dallas. >>> president barack obama is in hawaii with his first family, his only family, right. anything but a smooth ride. >> the year is ending on a high note for this president. there was a lot of bumping along the way, from the political arena to the basketball court....
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. >> the lawmakers stayed on topic about health care today, but all week mr. obama has been fighting to hold focus after landing in the center of a snowballing racially charged debate. our discussion on the president, the professor and the politics starts in about ten minutes -- on the police officer, i should say, starts in about ten minutes and you are going to be a part of it as well. sarah palin leaves office tomorrow. she is holding several picnics across the state alaska and the lieutenant governor takes over that state tomorrow. no word on her future plans except for a book deal and a speech at the ronald reagan library. she will deliver a farewell speech tomorrow night at 7:00 p.m. eastern. join me in the news room to watch it live. >>> a shoot-out in afghanistan between the taliban and security forces ended with at least seven suicide attackers dead. it happened today in the city of khost. they wore suicide vests and bran dished machine guns when they struck a bank a police station and a military hospital. >>> it is election day for iraq's largely sel
. >> the lawmakers stayed on topic about health care today, but all week mr. obama has been fighting to hold focus after landing in the center of a snowballing racially charged debate. our discussion on the president, the professor and the politics starts in about ten minutes -- on the police officer, i should say, starts in about ten minutes and you are going to be a part of it as well. sarah palin leaves office tomorrow. she is holding several picnics across the state alaska and the...
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next week. he has time to strap on some skates and hit the ice. >>> north carolina's vote to ban same-sex marriage has some rethinking their travel plans. they are asking the democratic commit t committee to move out of charlotte. will it follow president obama and endorse same-sex marriage. mr. mayor, it is good to see you. should the convention move after arizona passed sb-1070, a lot of democrats said boycott. north carolina just passed a very tough, no the only saying no to same-sex marriages but no civil unions. should the party picks up and move the convention? >> i don't think so. we are already far down the way in terms of planning for this convention. it is going to be the most open and accessible. north carolina is an important state. we are going to work to win the hearts and minds and votes of the voters there. we are going to go ahead with the convention in september. >> you a long time ago went on the record saying it was time to change the democratic platform to have an endorsemen
next week. he has time to strap on some skates and hit the ice. >>> north carolina's vote to ban same-sex marriage has some rethinking their travel plans. they are asking the democratic commit t committee to move out of charlotte. will it follow president obama and endorse same-sex marriage. mr. mayor, it is good to see you. should the convention move after arizona passed sb-1070, a lot of democrats said boycott. north carolina just passed a very tough, no the only saying no to...
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he's been talking for weeks now about how much he wants to see president obama's birth certificate. he wants proof though i think we've already seen it but any way he wants proof that the president was born in this country. well, donald, i want to see your financial records. let me explain. on cnn's "state of the union" program yesterday, candy crowley asked the donald why he would be a better candidate for president than say mitt romney. i want you to listen to what trump said. >> why would republicans prefer you to mitt romney? >> i'm a bigger businessman. my net worth is many, many, many times mitt romney. >> so let me see if i have this right. donald trump would make a better president than mitt romney because he has more money. he's richer. put shaky logic of that aside. here's the problem. it appears that donald trump may not have as much money as he wants you to think he has. how rich is donald trump and where's the proof of any of it? hear to help us wade through this are floyd norris and amir korangy and you should know my family is in the real estate business here in new y
he's been talking for weeks now about how much he wants to see president obama's birth certificate. he wants proof though i think we've already seen it but any way he wants proof that the president was born in this country. well, donald, i want to see your financial records. let me explain. on cnn's "state of the union" program yesterday, candy crowley asked the donald why he would be a better candidate for president than say mitt romney. i want you to listen to what trump said....
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. >> stephanie miller, democrats aren't highlighting this this week because it breaks obama's promise. we know president obama is not going to raise taxes above $250,000 for those making that, right? >> well, you know, pete, one thing it does prove is what the president's saying is right, these bush tax cuts for the rich are largely what got us to this deficit. so they got to stop screaming about the deficits. the one thing that did come out of it is at least they did a temporary extension of tax cuts for people that are $250,000 that seems to be the best idea in there. but he has -- they also can't keep telling the lie that he hasn't given tax cuts because he has to most americans. >> this trickle down economics theory, he says tax cuts aren't good, they're raising the deficit. sam? >> well, i mean trickle down economics has been completely discredited by anybody but, you know, maybe the tea party. i'm not a deficit hawk so i'm not terribly worried about the deficit, frankly, but i think we should have tax cuts for people under $250,000 because we have seen study after study which su
. >> stephanie miller, democrats aren't highlighting this this week because it breaks obama's promise. we know president obama is not going to raise taxes above $250,000 for those making that, right? >> well, you know, pete, one thing it does prove is what the president's saying is right, these bush tax cuts for the rich are largely what got us to this deficit. so they got to stop screaming about the deficits. the one thing that did come out of it is at least they did a temporary...
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also this week, vice president joe biden hits the campaign trail in ohio. the buckeye state, of course, a crucial battleground in presidential electrics. randy. >> paul, thank you very much. >>> we'll have much more at the top of the hour when cnn sunday morning continues, but, first, sanjay gupta m.d. begins right now. ♪ >>> the race is on. if you saw somebody collapse in front of you today, no heart beat, would you know what to do? would you be able to do it? explain. plus, the name game. this could be a pivotal time in the world of mental health. the dsm, the so-called sight bible, gets an overhaul and
also this week, vice president joe biden hits the campaign trail in ohio. the buckeye state, of course, a crucial battleground in presidential electrics. randy. >> paul, thank you very much. >>> we'll have much more at the top of the hour when cnn sunday morning continues, but, first, sanjay gupta m.d. begins right now. ♪ >>> the race is on. if you saw somebody collapse in front of you today, no heart beat, would you know what to do? would you be able to do it?...
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this week president obama announced two plans to ease the financial burdens of americans. on one front mortgage loans. on the other, student loans. clyde anderson is here to look at both plans. we want to start with the announcement to help homeowners refinance their existing mortgages with lower interest rates. let's listen and we'll talk on the other side. >> through this plan we will help between 7 million and 9 million families restructure or refinance their mortgages so they can afford -- avoid foreclosure. we're not just helping homeowners at risk of falling over the edge, we're preventing their neighbors from being pulled over that edge, too. >> all right. that sounds great. how does it work? >> the main thing, he released something similar, a plan that said you could only go up to 125% of the loan to value, meaning people who are und underwater, they want to refinance mortgages and take advantage of the low rates. they are saying you can refinance even if you are underwater in your mortgage, meaning you owe more than your house is worth. so they are giving them an
this week president obama announced two plans to ease the financial burdens of americans. on one front mortgage loans. on the other, student loans. clyde anderson is here to look at both plans. we want to start with the announcement to help homeowners refinance their existing mortgages with lower interest rates. let's listen and we'll talk on the other side. >> through this plan we will help between 7 million and 9 million families restructure or refinance their mortgages so they can...
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two or three weeks the obama campaign was really firing away at mitt romney over his record at bain capital. that's the private equity firm that he co-founded. my guess is that web video will soon be a tv ad and is taking on romney as his record as massachusetts governor. they say promises he didn't live up to. they point out job creation and they point out taxes and fees and other things and debt in massachusetts. so it's kind of a full frontal attack. you have that video and you also have david axelrod who arguably president obama's top little adviser. he's going to be later this morning in front of the state house in boston to hold a news conference to say a lot of things we're talking about right here. and of course the state house is where governor romney had his office from 2002 to 2006. carol, one thing that's interesting about this, carol, that attack on romney you heard a lot of that from jon huntsman and other republicans back during the primaries and same with the bain attack. fireworks from the primaries, obama using in the general election. romney campaign firing back s
two or three weeks the obama campaign was really firing away at mitt romney over his record at bain capital. that's the private equity firm that he co-founded. my guess is that web video will soon be a tv ad and is taking on romney as his record as massachusetts governor. they say promises he didn't live up to. they point out job creation and they point out taxes and fees and other things and debt in massachusetts. so it's kind of a full frontal attack. you have that video and you also have...
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essentially what we are likely going to be hearing from president obama in the days and weeks to come. once again, t.j., trying to make his case and make his argument, that health care reform is an issue that cannot wait. that lawmakers have to tackle it sooner rather than later. t.j.? >> yeah, elaine. we know the president's making his kashgs but seems like the other side of the debate, you could almost argue, other democrats in a lot of ways. where do the republicans fit in and what do they have to say? just seems like this debate is going back and forth between democrats an democrats. >> reporter: you're absolutely right. a lot of this, deep divisions with the democratic party over this. conservative blue dog we heard about before, as well as progressive. for the republicans, they continue to say what they've said all along nap is, look, let us not rush this. look, let's do something, but let's make sure we get it done right. and, in fact, the republican address today by republican senator john thune also brought us to the point of cost. how much is this going to cost. let's take a
essentially what we are likely going to be hearing from president obama in the days and weeks to come. once again, t.j., trying to make his case and make his argument, that health care reform is an issue that cannot wait. that lawmakers have to tackle it sooner rather than later. t.j.? >> yeah, elaine. we know the president's making his kashgs but seems like the other side of the debate, you could almost argue, other democrats in a lot of ways. where do the republicans fit in and what do...
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barack obama sent congress a strong message today. the country's education system needs a major overhaul. the president wants to see big changes in the no child left behind act. and he's promising schools can make up ground lost to other countries. >>> explosions killed at least 35 people in khandahar today. 47 people were hurt, afghan police blame suicide bombers and mortar fire. >>> searchers are looking for a firefighter missing in raging floodwaters in west virginia. the high waters unleashed by melting snow and rain, also swept away a woman who drowned. a state of emergency is in effect in 34 counties. more on our top stories a little later on in this broadcast. >>> a new legal decision in a long running and emotional debate. the alleged link between vaccines and autism but to the test. while the ruling will not mean an end to the debate. >>> another american woman linked to a terror plot overseas. what is going on? she's out of jail, but she may not be out of trouble. >>> washington, d.c., takes a decisive new approach to its ep
barack obama sent congress a strong message today. the country's education system needs a major overhaul. the president wants to see big changes in the no child left behind act. and he's promising schools can make up ground lost to other countries. >>> explosions killed at least 35 people in khandahar today. 47 people were hurt, afghan police blame suicide bombers and mortar fire. >>> searchers are looking for a firefighter missing in raging floodwaters in west virginia. the...
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last week president obama was ari arriving in china to meet with its leaders. do you think china has the upper hand in the u.s./china relationship? the vast majority of you said no pointing to what you see as china's weaknesses, internal repression, the poor human rights record, viewer larry jennings of new york city summed it up this way. you can't call a nation a superpower when it has such little concern for its own people. this week this is what i would like to know. i talked about evidence that american innovation may be waning. do you think the u.s. is still the world's most innovative country? let me know what you think and why. as always, i would like to recommend a book. it's called "too big to fail." a financial reporter for "the new york times" wrote the book. it's a real page turner. the financial meltdown told as a detective story. the same bankers and government hearings you see testifying on dry hearings in capitol hill are in this larger than life characters living through the drama with the highest stakes. that's what it was for these people. t
last week president obama was ari arriving in china to meet with its leaders. do you think china has the upper hand in the u.s./china relationship? the vast majority of you said no pointing to what you see as china's weaknesses, internal repression, the poor human rights record, viewer larry jennings of new york city summed it up this way. you can't call a nation a superpower when it has such little concern for its own people. this week this is what i would like to know. i talked about evidence...
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gunned down a week after performing at president obama's inauguration. cnn's athena jones has more. >> reporter: first lady michelle obama is returning to her hometown to attend a funeral of 15-year-old hadiya pendleton. a bystander shot dead in a chicago park a week after she performed at the president's inauguration. vice president biden memorialized the young honor student in remarks to house democrats. >> this was no ordinary child. she was a child who had used social media urging her friends to speak out. don't join gangs. and now she's gone. >> pendleton was killed a mile from the first family's home in chicago. a city facing an epidemic of gun violence. it's an issue president obama has raised numerous times including in a speech after newtown. >> as a nation, we have endured far too many of these tragedies in the last few years. an elementary school in newtown, shopping mall in oregon, house of worship in wisconsin, a movie theater in colorado, countless street corners and places in places like chicago and philadelphia. >> reporter: and in a vide
gunned down a week after performing at president obama's inauguration. cnn's athena jones has more. >> reporter: first lady michelle obama is returning to her hometown to attend a funeral of 15-year-old hadiya pendleton. a bystander shot dead in a chicago park a week after she performed at the president's inauguration. vice president biden memorialized the young honor student in remarks to house democrats. >> this was no ordinary child. she was a child who had used social media...
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president obama will make an announcement next week on what his spokesman calls the way forward on health care reform. >>> in the meantime, nancy pelosi tells candy crowley she's not concerned about changes. >> when we look at our polling numbers just from yesterday, we had almost three quarters of americans who said they need to drop this bill, just talking about health care, and move on to something else, or they need to start new. don't the republicans have a point? >> the point is, we have a responsibility here, and the republicans have had a field day going out there and misrepresenting us in the bill. that's what they do. >> it's been a method? >> sign the bill? hide the bill. >> no, i don't think there is a bill. when we have a bill, which we will have in a matter of days -- our bill, the house and senate bill, we're hoping to reconcile the major differences, when we have a bill. you can have a pint of stuff. when we do, we'll take it out there. i feel very confident about what's going to happen. >> you can see the entire interview tomorrow morning at 9:00 a.m. eastern on "state of
president obama will make an announcement next week on what his spokesman calls the way forward on health care reform. >>> in the meantime, nancy pelosi tells candy crowley she's not concerned about changes. >> when we look at our polling numbers just from yesterday, we had almost three quarters of americans who said they need to drop this bill, just talking about health care, and move on to something else, or they need to start new. don't the republicans have a point? >>...
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it's a question that's dominated the week's headlines. at the white house, president obama took responsibility and said that the u.s. failed to understand the intelligence that it did have just before the attempt to bomb an american airliner on christmas day. >> it appears that this incident was not the fault of a single individual or organization, but rather a systemic failure across organizations and agencies. >> at the pentagon, a draft intelligence report said that more detainees released from guantanamo bay are returning to terrorism. almost half of those who still remain there are from yemen and president obama has halted their return home after the failed christmas day bombing plot. and from yemen, the foreign minister told us that his government spared al qaeda while it was busy fighting insurgencies in other parts of the country. and in kabul, the top u.s. military intelligence officer issued a scathing indictment, calling its information gathering system clueless and ignorant of the local situation. the commander of centcom, gen
it's a question that's dominated the week's headlines. at the white house, president obama took responsibility and said that the u.s. failed to understand the intelligence that it did have just before the attempt to bomb an american airliner on christmas day. >> it appears that this incident was not the fault of a single individual or organization, but rather a systemic failure across organizations and agencies. >> at the pentagon, a draft intelligence report said that more...
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both president obama and mitt romney called off appearances. the official campaigning may have stopped. but photo-opes have not. with elections a week away, every word matters. raw politics when we continue. up the ante. and if you stumble, you get back up. up isn't easy, and we ought to know. we're in the business of up. everyday delta flies a quarter of million people while investing billions improving everything from booking to baggage claim. we're raising the bar on flying and tomorrow we will up it yet again. how did i get here? dumb luck? or good decisions? ones i've made. ones we've all made. about marriage. children. money. about tomorrow. here's to good decisions. who matters most to you says the most about you. massmutual is owned by our policyholders so they matter most to us. massmutual. we'll help you get there. high up in the atlas mountains of morocco. have you seen this road we're going down? ♪ there is no relief for the brakes. we'll put them to the test today. all right, let's move out! [ ross ] we're pushing the ats brakes
both president obama and mitt romney called off appearances. the official campaigning may have stopped. but photo-opes have not. with elections a week away, every word matters. raw politics when we continue. up the ante. and if you stumble, you get back up. up isn't easy, and we ought to know. we're in the business of up. everyday delta flies a quarter of million people while investing billions improving everything from booking to baggage claim. we're raising the bar on flying and tomorrow we...
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>> i think we have to thank president bush and president obama for sticking it out. for always staying focused. i know that president obama said we're going to get him. took a long time, took a lot of preparation, but they got him. so i think that ten years, one year, two years, ten years, it's done. i think it's wonderful that it's done before the tenth anniversary. so maybe the families might be slightly relieved leading up to the tenth anniversary. but it's important. it's done. now everybody has a job to move forward. >> is the burden a little lighter today? >> the burden for the families, i believe from the families i've talked to, is a little bit lighter. justice is probably the correct word. certainly not closure. i think the burden is a little bit lighter, but this is an ongoing thing. we have almost 3,000 families with a hole in their hearts. so we can never say that justice and comfort is completely there. >> what did the firehouse go through on 9/11? >> how it made you feel to hear the words on thanks on behalf of the entire department that lost so much th
>> i think we have to thank president bush and president obama for sticking it out. for always staying focused. i know that president obama said we're going to get him. took a long time, took a lot of preparation, but they got him. so i think that ten years, one year, two years, ten years, it's done. i think it's wonderful that it's done before the tenth anniversary. so maybe the families might be slightly relieved leading up to the tenth anniversary. but it's important. it's done. now...
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. >>> president obama spent time this week at the white house consoling relatives of the victims of the oil rig explosion. he's also visiting the gulf coast again and meeting with bp executives next week. i asked our chief political correspondent candy crowley if this is going to counter some of the criticism that he's been slow to react to the disaster. >> i'm not sure. certainly we'll see. these things tend to go up and down, the polls, which is why they take polls because people change their minds a lot. the fact is what you hear now, certainly around washington, and we'll see what people think when those polls start to come out. what you're hearing now is that this has been very reactive. when the president is seen as not being angry enough, we get this quote about well, he's going to kick some ass. when he's seen as not being connected enough, he goes to the gulf. when he's seen as not having to talked to real people, he goes back to the gulf. so there's a reactive feel to it. then we find out he hasn't spoken with anyone at bp sense it began. now we have these meetings coming up.
. >>> president obama spent time this week at the white house consoling relatives of the victims of the oil rig explosion. he's also visiting the gulf coast again and meeting with bp executives next week. i asked our chief political correspondent candy crowley if this is going to counter some of the criticism that he's been slow to react to the disaster. >> i'm not sure. certainly we'll see. these things tend to go up and down, the polls, which is why they take polls because...
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so with that in mind, tell me who had the better week this week, president obama or mitt romney? >> well, i think clearly mitt romney. largely because what we see is the president's policies in the middle east falling apart. i mean, the reality is the president got elected to reset our relationship in the middle east. we might as well not have had the reset. i mean, look at the american flag being burned. unrest in 20 countries. a front page article in "the "new york times"" today saying they anticipate numerous additional demonstrations over the next four or five months. america is no more popular in the middle east as it was four years ago, and now in addition to that, we've shown this kind of provocative weakness to the middle east, and we were for mubarak before we were against mubarak. we were more or less neutral on gadhafi until we wanted to overthrow him. hillary clinton announced that assad was a reformer. now we want to overthrow him. we don't seem to be willing to set a red line for iran when that's exactly what jack kennedy did in the cuban missile crisis. you do that
so with that in mind, tell me who had the better week this week, president obama or mitt romney? >> well, i think clearly mitt romney. largely because what we see is the president's policies in the middle east falling apart. i mean, the reality is the president got elected to reset our relationship in the middle east. we might as well not have had the reset. i mean, look at the american flag being burned. unrest in 20 countries. a front page article in "the "new york...
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up for a busy week of his own. he'll be speaking at the united nations general assembly tomorrow. the clinton global initiative. and he's also taping an appearance on "the view," the television show, later today. last night the president was on "60 minutes" and he was firing back at criticism of his administration's foreign policy. >> i said we'd go after al qa a qaeda. they've been decimated in the fatah. if governor romney is suggesting we should start another war he should say so. >> dan lothian is in washington. pew research is out with a poll that says president obama's approval ratings when comes to foreign policy has slipped down five points. is the bin laden is deadline no longer resonating as much? >> reporter: well, look. the president still sees the tracking down bin laden and killing him as a major accomplishment of his administration. but you would have to take a look at what else is happening in the world even beyond that. you have a lot of unrest in places like libya and egypt and yemen. these are, y
up for a busy week of his own. he'll be speaking at the united nations general assembly tomorrow. the clinton global initiative. and he's also taping an appearance on "the view," the television show, later today. last night the president was on "60 minutes" and he was firing back at criticism of his administration's foreign policy. >> i said we'd go after al qa a qaeda. they've been decimated in the fatah. if governor romney is suggesting we should start another war he...
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but this week senator mccain launched new ads. listen to this. >> president obama is leading an extreme left-wing crew side to bankrupt america. i stand in his way every day. >> you stood by your republican friend during the 2008 financial campaign. do you believe he is leading the way to bankrupt america? >> john mccain and i disagree sometimes, and that's one of the cases. i think the president understands the importance of bringing our government back into balance. he came in in a most difficult economic time, inherenting a national debt that doubled in the preceding eight years. i think you are going to hear from the president in the state of a union maybe earlier about tough medicine for our economy. we need it and i hope there will be bipartisan support in congress for doing that. as our economy begins to grow again, we are not going to get to real growth until we can assure the rest of the world that we can pay our bills, and right now we are just adding to our debt. >> senator mccain, many consider you the leader of the re
but this week senator mccain launched new ads. listen to this. >> president obama is leading an extreme left-wing crew side to bankrupt america. i stand in his way every day. >> you stood by your republican friend during the 2008 financial campaign. do you believe he is leading the way to bankrupt america? >> john mccain and i disagree sometimes, and that's one of the cases. i think the president understands the importance of bringing our government back into balance. he came...
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. >>> obama campaign is launching a new attack strategy this morning after weeks of hitting mitt romney for his work at bain capit capital, the obama administration is now taking aim at his record as governor of massachusetts. trying to discredit the republican nominee's time spent there. david axelrod will be leading a news conference in front of the state house in boston to try to push that message as well. joining me this morning, obama supporter and massachusetts governor, democrat duvall patrick. nice for seeing you, governor. thanks for being with us. >> good morning, soledad. thanks for having me. >> it's our pleasure. why the shift away and off bain and focused on romney's job that you now have? was there some backlash certainly among the surrogates? >> first of all, it's never been about bain but whether governor romney has accomplished in either the private or public sector the kinds of things he said he wants to do for the nation as president. he sold us, soledad, the very same lines that he is offering now in his campaign for president. but it just didn't happen. he talked a
. >>> obama campaign is launching a new attack strategy this morning after weeks of hitting mitt romney for his work at bain capit capital, the obama administration is now taking aim at his record as governor of massachusetts. trying to discredit the republican nominee's time spent there. david axelrod will be leading a news conference in front of the state house in boston to try to push that message as well. joining me this morning, obama supporter and massachusetts governor, democrat...
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. >>> president barack obama is blasting the u.s. supreme court for its ruling this week on campaign spending. the court gave businesses, unions and nonprofit groups more power to spend freely in federal elections. the president responded during his weekly media address. that are barred to directly interfere with elections by running advertisements for or against candidates in the crucial closing weeks. this rule opens the flood gates for an unlimited amount of special money into our democracy and gives the special interest lobbyists new money to spend millions on advertising to persuade elected officialses to vote their way or punish those who don't. that means any public servant who has the courage to stand up for the special interest and american people can find him or herself come assault under assault come election time. >> john boehner applauded the results of this week's senate election in massachusetts. >> for months now, a political rebellion has been brewing. that rebellion repelled scott brown to victory in this wex massac
. >>> president barack obama is blasting the u.s. supreme court for its ruling this week on campaign spending. the court gave businesses, unions and nonprofit groups more power to spend freely in federal elections. the president responded during his weekly media address. that are barred to directly interfere with elections by running advertisements for or against candidates in the crucial closing weeks. this rule opens the flood gates for an unlimited amount of special money into our...
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state of the union address next week. the whole country watches you, you're in the center of attention, time to shine for a 2016 presidential candidate. here's the problem. it hasn't always been a shining moment for rising stars in the past. david frum joins me along with rosa brooks. i'm sorry, this just made me chuckle. david, i started thinking back to bobby jindal in 2009. panned by democrats and republicans alike. people were so nasty. they were picking on the way he walked out to the podium. it was pretty harsh. "the new york times" headline the next day was governor jindal rising star plumets after speech. is this too dangerous for a rising star to take on? >> well, these are big opportunities and there's always a chance of recovery. let's not forget one of the most universally condemned speech of recent times was bill clinton's keynote speech at the 1988 democratic convention when he got a big round of applause when he said in conclusion. he did okay. they nominated him next time and he went on to a pretty success
state of the union address next week. the whole country watches you, you're in the center of attention, time to shine for a 2016 presidential candidate. here's the problem. it hasn't always been a shining moment for rising stars in the past. david frum joins me along with rosa brooks. i'm sorry, this just made me chuckle. david, i started thinking back to bobby jindal in 2009. panned by democrats and republicans alike. people were so nasty. they were picking on the way he walked out to the...
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we should hear from the supreme court this coming week. in the meantime funnyman bill santiago finds out how you're feeling about health care. the radical new macbook pro with retina display. ♪ innovation...in every dimension. ♪ ♪ you want to save money on car insurance? no problem. you want to save money on rv insurance? no problem. you want to save money on motorcycle insurance? no problem. you want to find a place to park all these things? fuggedaboud it. this is new york. hey little guy, wake up! aw, come off it mate! geico. saving people money on more than just car insurance. diarrhea, gas or bloating? get ahead of it! one phillips' colon health probiotic cap a day helps defend against digestive issues with three strains of good bacteria. hit me! [ female announcer ] live the regular life. phillips'. >>> the supreme court is very close to ruling on obama care. he signed the bill into law two years ago and mandates everyone must have insurance, but some states are challenging the constitutionality. what about you? who better to g
we should hear from the supreme court this coming week. in the meantime funnyman bill santiago finds out how you're feeling about health care. the radical new macbook pro with retina display. ♪ innovation...in every dimension. ♪ ♪ you want to save money on car insurance? no problem. you want to save money on rv insurance? no problem. you want to save money on motorcycle insurance? no problem. you want to find a place to park all these things? fuggedaboud it. this is new york. hey little...
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i'll see you back here next week. thanks for being part of the program. stay tuned for "reliable sources." >>> with mitt romney now running neck in neck with president obama, the press, you may have noticed, is examining his life and great, sometimes excruciating detail. in tonight's episode of how weird is mitt romney. >> say what you will about romney's family dog who had to ride on the roof of the car. that's nothing, next to the reported cruelty that young romney inflicted on one of his peers. >> but is romney getting far tougher scrutiny than obama did four years ago? cable news ratings are down and there may be lots of reasons, but my sense is that one of them involves this long general election. is the public losing interest in the way we cover the presidential campaign? the justice department is investigating
i'll see you back here next week. thanks for being part of the program. stay tuned for "reliable sources." >>> with mitt romney now running neck in neck with president obama, the press, you may have noticed, is examining his life and great, sometimes excruciating detail. in tonight's episode of how weird is mitt romney. >> say what you will about romney's family dog who had to ride on the roof of the car. that's nothing, next to the reported cruelty that young romney...
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and yet, president obama and the democrats this week will try to make it good and stave off a rout by the republicans. the gun has sounded for the home stretch to the mid terms. the texas high school football star who is accused of turk into a drug cartel kingpin who authorities say is implicated in hundreds, yes, hundreds, of murders. they've got him now. and the legal eagles react. craigslist has taken down the adult services part of its website but will that satisfy the attorneys general from 17 states who accused the bop lar service of promoting prostitution? brand-new poll numbers out this labor day weekend are bringing more of what the democrats nationwide are dreading -- public confidence in the economy already low is dropping even lower. and it is happening on what is considered the start of the home stretch for the fall elections. president obama is traveling to ohio this week to unveil a new plan to prop up small businesses reeling from thecy session but look at the environment that he is stepping into. with unemployment still hovering around 10%, the latest cnn opinion rese
and yet, president obama and the democrats this week will try to make it good and stave off a rout by the republicans. the gun has sounded for the home stretch to the mid terms. the texas high school football star who is accused of turk into a drug cartel kingpin who authorities say is implicated in hundreds, yes, hundreds, of murders. they've got him now. and the legal eagles react. craigslist has taken down the adult services part of its website but will that satisfy the attorneys general...
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this week. christie, while thanking obama must redeclare for romney or take blame for the next four dire years. anderson cooper looking where they focus their attention or whether the battleground state hold any surprises. countdown to election day, that airs tomorrow night at 8:00 eastern. >>> and now to the latest on superstorm sandy. after much criticism, new york mayor michael bloomberg canceled the new york city marathon for the first time in its 42-year history. it was set to take place, as you know, tomorrow. bloomberg insisted the race would not have required dive diverting resources from the recovery effort, but it was clear that the marathon was controversial and divisive. >> the race typically attracts 47,000 runners from all over the world and 12,000 volunteers and more than 2 million spectators. critics say it just wasn't right to use generators for the marathon when some people had not had food and power for days. >>> the lights are starting to come on for families in the northeast
this week. christie, while thanking obama must redeclare for romney or take blame for the next four dire years. anderson cooper looking where they focus their attention or whether the battleground state hold any surprises. countdown to election day, that airs tomorrow night at 8:00 eastern. >>> and now to the latest on superstorm sandy. after much criticism, new york mayor michael bloomberg canceled the new york city marathon for the first time in its 42-year history. it was set to...
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just last week he told my team about fedex office print online for our presentations. we upload it to fedex office, then they print, bind, and ship it. the presentation looks good, right? yes, but -- wait, you didn't actually bring carl with you. good morning! but i digress. [ male announcer ] we understand. you need presentations done right. fedex office print online. aries who need presentations done right. assistance getting around their homes. there is a medicare benefit that may qualify you for a new power chair or scooter at little or no cost to you. imagine... one scooter or power chair that could improve your mobility and your life. one medicare benefit that, with private insurance, may entitle you to pay little to nothing to own it. one company that can make it all happen ... your power chair will be paid in full. the scooter store. hi i'm doug harrison. we're experts at getting you the power chair or scooter you need. in fact, if we qualify you for medicare reimbursement and medicare denies your claim, we'll give you your new power chair or scooter free. i di
just last week he told my team about fedex office print online for our presentations. we upload it to fedex office, then they print, bind, and ship it. the presentation looks good, right? yes, but -- wait, you didn't actually bring carl with you. good morning! but i digress. [ male announcer ] we understand. you need presentations done right. fedex office print online. aries who need presentations done right. assistance getting around their homes. there is a medicare benefit that may qualify...
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eastern wednesday right here on cnn. >>> with this week marking president obama's first year in office, we're looking at some items from his term by the numbers. with a signature of the president has signed 125 bills into law, he also issued 39 executive orders. the president held three primetime presidential addresses, and five white house news conferences. he's also racked up plenty of miles on air force one. the president's visited 20 countries from canada and china to trinidad and turkey. and he's visited 28 u.s. states, 70 lost in the election and 21 others he won. when the president is not traveling, living or working at the white house, what he does, who he meets, even how he likes his hair cut is fodder for fascination and the focus of many photos. >> i have a unique vantage point, for sure. it has been, you know, just fascinating to watch his presidency up close. this was a staff person who had come in for a departure photo, family photo, and the young son had said to the president, i just had my haircut like barack obama, can i see if my head feels like yours. i tried to docu
eastern wednesday right here on cnn. >>> with this week marking president obama's first year in office, we're looking at some items from his term by the numbers. with a signature of the president has signed 125 bills into law, he also issued 39 executive orders. the president held three primetime presidential addresses, and five white house news conferences. he's also racked up plenty of miles on air force one. the president's visited 20 countries from canada and china to trinidad and...